Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
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Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Eight out of every 1,000 ballots were rejected in November for late arrival, quadruple the 2024 rate, potentially disenfranchising voters used to mailing their ballots on election day.
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Vanessa Martínez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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